10 Best Audio Interfaces For Hip Hop...

10 Best Audio Interfaces For Hip Hop Producers Home Studio

10 Best Audio Interfaces For Hip Hop Music Production

When music workflow and Hip Hop production comes to mind, a audio interface is an essential piece of equipment that every producer should have; or be thinking about getting. I will sum up the 10 best audio interfaces for Hip Hop music production. My top 10 list defines the “best” based on a couple of crucial factors: price,quality, and the user rating/review. I willl start from the bottom (#10) and work the way up to the #1 audio interface for Hip Hop production.

RME BabyFace Pro

RME BabyFace Pro audio interface

This little fella is perfect for musicians who travel a lot, as it offers portability besides impressive pristine and transparent sound.One downside is it`s compact heavy construction (680g) which can be a bit nag to drag along with your other equipment. But a guitar players will be amazed by Babyfaces high-end 24-channel walk through sound deliverance. But if you`re on a tight budget, you may continue reading down a bit more.

RME FIREFACE 802

Fireface 802 audio interface

The guys from RME have really put their best work so far it seems, as their Fireface 802 stands in the top 10 most selling products this month. Super low latency and firm pre-amp power are just some of the awesome things about this baby.

BEHRINGER UMC1820

Lowering our budged consumption, I run into Behringer`s new edition audio interface, dropped in May 2016. Clean sound that can eat the bad home environment features, making you that lavish studio feel in your ears. With 18 inputs and 10 outputs, it will be more than enough for your Hip Hop sessions, home and pro-corner both.

TASCAM US-16×08

Clean, clear and crisp. In the same budget range as the previously reviewed interface, Tascam brings a model that is flexible in various place environments, with also great adaptation to many different platforms. Also one of the most selling items and most watched-for audio face this month.

RME FIREFACE UC

No doubt RME stands tall with its smashing products quality in the market. Another oftheir audio pieces made the narrow pick with it`s newest rating star. The older, but pretty much more expensive model Fireface UC has shown it`s skills on a professional level machinery. With zero latency, you can plugin as many instruments as you want, and still preserve that clarity of a pro sound. And that is if you a willing to give a slightly bigger fortune for it.

UNIVERSAL AUDIO APOLLO TWIN DUO

UNIVERSAL AUDIO APOLLO TWIN DUO audio interface

Apollo Twin Duo hits the knobs out of the respectful competitors with Unison pre-amp technology and superb audio converters, Universal Audio keeps it`s shine blasting, confirming they are still one of the best companies for supreme quality distribution.

Specs

Near-zero latency recording with UAD powered plugins

Includes Unison mic preamp modelling technologies

24-Bit / 192 kHz

2x SHARC DSP, all UAD plugins thomann are processed on the DSP without using CPU from the host computers

UNIVERSAL AUDIO APOLLO 8P

UNIVERSAL AUDIO APOLLO 8P audio interface

Not done with Universal Audio just yet. If you were impressed with Apollo Twin Duo, you haven`t heard anything yet. Back to that luxury life again this time dealing with much powerful gadget of Apollo 8P. Scratch that what I said earlier about the “probably most expensive” piece out there, because this baby right here takes of the crown easily. But before you get blinded by the extreme price on this super-interface, explore the specs first:

Even though the price is super-high, I had to add it to the top 5 spot, because of it`s great ratings and believe it or not top 3 selling audio interfaces this month.

SCARLETT 18i20 2ND GEN

SCARLETT 18i20 2ND GEN interface

Last year the Focusrite family dropped their 2nd Gen Scarlett 18i20 and swept the sound floors with supreme sound extraction. With the most exceptional preamp quality as their signature move, Fucusrite really put some extra accenting on this model. But on the other hand, at not the good one, seems like there are a few bugs in testing this interface to a various operating systems. But when it comes to affordable price against the sound quality, you don`t have to think twice.

STEINBERG UR22 MK2

STEINBERG UR22 MK2 sound card

Down to first two, best audio interfaces for music production, which includes Hip Hop genre too, first of them being Steinberg`s UR22 MK2 interface. For the lowest budgets and home studio Hip Hop producers UR22 MK2 holds remarkable sound quality that can confirm over 100 satisfied customers. This baby came out in September 2015 and is one of the best selling and most watched items in this category. This will definitely be one of my picks when starting up.

FOCUSRITE SCARLETT 2i2 2ND GEN

FOCUSRITE SCARLETT 2i2 2ND GEN

Yes we all know it, if you just started doing music, or you are already a firmly established Hip Hop producer, you cannot not know about Focusrite`s Scarlett 2i2. 2nd Gen is here from June 2016 and of course, proudly stands on its first place throne with its extreme affordability. Looking out for all of you home recorders with thin budged, make no surprise, and do not underestimate the power of this seemingly light weighted champion, for its quality/budget character will make your ears hearts warm as summer in the winter.

Hope this article narrows down and makes your search much better when picking your first, switching between goods or just adding up to your studio cabinet. Until the next one.

UPDATE:

Best Audio Interfaces For Recording Guitars

Recording guitar in the studio

In this update, we will lay out some of the best audio interfaces for rocking your guitar riffs. With focus on the budget producers, and home audio workflow, we`re going to be displaying the simple, yet most portable and high quality audio cards.

First thing you need to know about plugging in your guitar to an audio interface is that you will need a thing called a Hi-Z input. Which is just a fancy word for a guitar input, or even a mic input, but if you really want to know more about it, read more at Wikipedia here.

Basically, today, with mobility, there is no sound card that will not have a 1/4″ mic and guitar input. And there are pretty good, affordable audio interfaces available for any pocket.

Another key thing to consider when buying any audio interface, is latency. Now, with high-priced models, this is a piece of cake to deliver to the user. But, when budget toys, you have to be a bit more careful.

Let`s check out some of the finest we could find, matching all of our budget needs.

Maybe not so many picks, but you really only need one. And any of these selected models matches the best audio interfaces role. So, it is really up to you to test them out. And of course don`t forget to also look for a good DI Box. Happy buying!